REQUIREMENT FOR PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN EXPRESSION DURING STAGES OF THE CHINESE-HAMSTER OVARY CELL-CYCLE
REQUIREMENT FOR PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN EXPRESSION DURING STAGES OF THE CHINESE-HAMSTER OVARY CELL-CYCLE
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DOI:
10.1021/bi00433a034
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发表时间:
1989-04-04
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
ZAIN, SB
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作者:
LIU, YC;MARRACCINO, RL;ZAIN, SB
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA/cyclin) is a nuclear protein that can stimulate purified DNA polymerase .delta. in vitro, and its synthesis correlates with the proliferation rate of cells. We have attempted to determine whether synthesis of PCNA/cyclin in Chinese hamster ovary cells is necessary to regulate entry into S phase. We have measured cellular PCNA/cyclin concentration of the mRNA or protein throughout the cell cycle. Cells were separated by centrifugal elutriation into populations enriched for G-1, S, and G-2/M phases. Quantitative Northern hybridization analysis was performed on RNA isolated from each cell population by using a cDNA clone of PCNA/cyclin as a probe. Results demonstrated that although intact PCNA/cyclin mRNA is present during all phases of the cell cycle, an induction of about 3-fold occurs during S phase. Two-parameter staining for PCNA/cyclin and DNA, and analysis by flow cytometry, confirmed that the quantity of PCNA/cyclin protein in the cells increases severalfold in G-1 or early S phase but generally is invariant in S and G-2/M phases. This cell cycle dependence of PCNA/cyclin expression suggests that the observed synthesis is a prerequisite for initiation of DNA replication. Introduction of an antisense oligonucleotide complementary to the PCNA/cyclin mRNA to inhibit CPNA/cyclin synthesis effectively prevented entry of G-1 phase cells into S phase. A complementary sense oligonucleotide used as a control did not have an inhibitory effect. This result suggests that a threshold concentration of PCNA/cyclin is necessary for entry into S phase.